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Automate document approvals with multi-level workflows using Supabase & Gmail

Ready for 3.0

by Alok Kumar ✓ · 1,004 views · created 2025-09-02 · Document Extraction

Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.

What this workflow does

This workflow has 33 nodes and runs when someone submits an n8n form (“Document Approval”) (plus 1 other trigger). Along the way it connects Supabase and Gmail.

How it runs

Trigger: When someone submits an n8n form (“Document Approval”) (plus 1 other trigger).

  1. upload_to_supabase_storage (HTTP Request): calls an HTTP API (POST)
  2. get_approval_data (Supabase): get
  3. save_document (Supabase): uses Supabase
  4. If: checks a condition and branches into true / false
  5. get_workflow_level_one (Supabase): get
  6. update_approval_data (Supabase): update
  7. response_message (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 1 field: Response
  8. get_user_by_role (Supabase): get many
  9. check_reject_or_approve (If): checks a condition and branches into true / false
  10. Respond to Webhook: sends the response back to the webhook caller

…plus 21 more steps. See the full node list below.

Services it uses

SupabaseGmail

Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0

Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.

Nodes used (10)

From the author

Multi-Level Document Approval & Audit Workflow This workflow automates a document approval process using Supabase and Gmail. --- Who it’s for - Teams that need structured multi-level document approvals. - Companies managing policies, contracts, or proposals.…

Excerpt from Alok Kumar's description on n8n.io.

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